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ITT I struggle with M.F

I have one week left of my Celta, and the tutors have made it clear that I am lacking in a few areas.

One of the biggest is clarification of meaning and form. From filling in my language analysis sheets through to checking meaning in lessons.

I find it hard to envisage what problems might come up.

Two examples (any ideas appreciated!);
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I wish I hadnít lost my temper - what problems may students have with the form?

Verbs followed by two nouns;

Model sentences:

He gave his boss a present. ( verb + indirect object + direct object)
He gave some earrings to his wife ( verb + direct object + to + indirect object)

Apart from distinguishing between direct and indirect objects, what problems may students have with form and meaning, and how would you clarify this?
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What sort of things do you write for this? How can I get better at working this stuff out?

Re: ITT I struggle with M.F

Originally Posted by dakky

I wish I hadn’t lost my temper - what problems may students have with the form?They may not be aware of the use of the past perfect for past counterfactual ideas (I did
in fact lose my temper.
You could check that the students understand the idea - 'Did the speaker lose his temper?' 'Is the speaker happy about this?'

I jumped a stage there. Are you sure that the students actually understand what 'I wish' and 'lose one's temper' mean?

Re: ITT I struggle with M.F

Originally Posted by fivejedjon

I jumped a stage there. Are you sure that the students actually understand what 'I wish' and 'lose one's temper' mean?

Ok well that example is from an assignment where the question is "Potential problems and solutions: What problems might students have with the form? What might students say? What could you write on the board to prevent this?"